Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 December 2137A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:38. Rahu Kalam 14:55 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 05:27Moonrise 14:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 December 2137

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:23, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:55 to 16:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:03
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:38
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:55 to 16:13
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:27 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:23 · Trayodashi until 09:51 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:43 Wed, then Rohini until 04:56 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:31, then Sadhya until 13:33 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:23 · Kaulava until 21:04 · Taitila until 09:51 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 09:00 and 09:19.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.